WHERE WAS I?

Where was I in your final push, when I came into your world?

When the doctor said, “Congratulations, a healthy little girl,”

Where was I whilst I grew up, to be clever, pretty & strong?

Whilst I was taught the difference of what was right & wrong,

Where was I when we said “I do” & promised our sacred vows?

When we made love, our bodies & souls were achingly aroused,

Where was I as a young mother, when my sweet babies came?

When the first one grew up & then we repeated it once again,

Where was I whilst I grew grey & then suddenly I became older?

When timidity flew, shame disappeared & I grew steadily bolder,

Where was I when the living I knew stopped & suddenly ended?

When I prayed & pleaded on old knees, creased & sorely bended,

Where was I when the world I knew stopped silently & softly died?

When I decided to say goodbye to all, to leave & quietly step aside.